Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-01-19
SAVED THE SHIP.
Miss Cleveland's Opportune Re-
turn to Earthly Life.
rs. Y. To Id. I


lam tho snhoof n II is>i' nary ard was
horn in Upper ln'ir. When about six
teen wears OF acc was ssnt HON 10 study
medicine in ms fathers college Mt New
York. And. although many ears have
elnpsei still vivilly remem her all the
inriIen's Of that most eveniful voyage.
\ youn: la ly. abou. my own age, and
Ter mother. were the only o'hec pas
sen=ers. Mrs. Clevel and Ind rerenily
lost her husband. an indigo PLANTER. Her
only chill, engar ell 10 a young Calcutta
merchant, was in delicate health, and had
be- en- recommended 10 spend year or two
in the temperate and bracing climate of
the United States. Ire widow, her pretty
und interesting daughter, and her sim
tented" were well-know, and a large
crowd Witnessed our departure, while
succ, ion OF ringing cheers bnde u fare
we'll as we swung from the busy wharf Mt
Calcutta into the turl i'll and rapid midi
stream r The GanSos.
Our cop. ain, not only a skilful mariner,
but also gentl manly md genial man,
was soon on tho lest of terms with the
passe gers, and the voyage gave promise
Of Icing TO h speedy anil enjoyable. With
the Clevelands l rapidly lecame fast
friends. Travellers necessarily see much
of each o'her en- shipbonrd. And they
r minde me of thu mem bers of my own
family circle, so lately left. We were all
Of literary turn, end read 10 them
often.
When thus engaged ono evening in the
pop, about fortnight after lenving, one
OF the crew accidentally fell overheard
from aloft. Mi Cleveland, who saw him
fnil, shrieked and Immediately swooned.
The ship was going twelve knots before
sire ng trade wind, in p rough, chopping
and dangerous sen. We saw the man
rise t. tho SIT face, hut the n,xt wave hid
him from sight, AMI we could not ascer-
tain il he hal caught tho life buoy. It
was utterly impracticable, under the cir
cumstances, TO save him. The ship could
not have been STOPPED under n mil; it
would have been dangerous to lower q
boa a., and impossible to find him in a huge
circle of turbulent water. He was, there
fore, left to his fate. So Captain Venn.
VIII, seemed in;uitively TO take the whole
eli uation in at q gil nee, preceded on his
way.
When Tie connection cnusel by this
sad occurrence had subsi led, there was
time 10 think OF Miss Cleveland. She was
still irsensiLle, and we carried her below,
IN in turn tried all the restoratives we
coul think Of; Tut in vain. There was no
doctor on board; and as yet knew little
or nothing of medicine. Her mother and
] coninuel our efforts during tho entirS
night; but she gave M sign Of returnin 8
animation. At last we conclu ded that it
was one of those cases OF sudden death
which now and then occur from some OBJ
sCure internal disease.
1t was painful to witness the poor meth
er's agony, especially when Captain Venn
told her that lie must bury the body the
next morning, as decomp isition begins
ealy in the tropics, AMI there was no ice
On board on which TO put her. She would
scarcely permit the body to b. seen in the
Lammtc ok; there was no time to make O
c, fin.
The Lody was then laid on a grating
aft. near the taffrail. The L1scar helms
man iii not quite like this, ut there was
no other suitable place, an Captain Veun
Gllnyel his fears by giving him a COM
ramon.
Next morning at eight o'clock the ship
was hove to and all hands mustered. The
lody. laid on the long plank by which il
" a TO be launched into the sea by raising
It's inner end, was supper led by two Las
cars.
| Captain Venn read the ell-known end
deeply impressive burial service. He had
| Just reached the words, 1--WE commit her
lody 10 the deep" when the Lnscars, on
raising the plank to make the Lody slide,
accidentally lost their balance iy the roll
ing OF the ship aud fell across the body.
On getting up they wese terrified and ran
away.
Tue hammock had novel;
Mrs. Cleveland shrieked as she saw heT
Iaus body fall, and, with several
others, ran to lift it M, unaware of the
reason of the Lascars' fright.
Mammal" came from it distinctly, al
IL lay. "where are you! Why am tied
down SOP"
She had not teen dead, but only in one
OF those prolonged fainting fits, occa sion.
ally met with, arising from the stoppag'
OF n weak hearts action, and requiring
some strong shock to rouse il.
Mrs. Cleveland IN her turn swooned
hut hers was nm ordinary fainting fit, anC
she soon recovered. Mean% lille, the ham
motk was unlaced, ind Miss ClevelanC
enmo forth, looking pale, ut Otherwis,
we'll The matter was soon explained {,
her, and / leave the reader to imagine tn
deli lat OF all at this narrow escape from
. waiery grave. The hammock was heav
lily w,ighte at the feet, nnl she would
have zone to the bottom ia far less time
than have taken to describe the Incl
dent.
After hearty breakfast IN Clevelands
Venn IN mvs III werc closeted in secret
conCl-ve. Miss Cleveland had an inn.
portant communication To make, requiring
caution an secresy. 1t was this: As sh.
lay the previous night on the taffrail, she
sal that she Tecollec:el overhearing 9
conversation between the two Lascars
carried on in a low voice in Singali. Sh.
thought she was lying in bed as she heard
1t. But she gleansl from what they said
that they intended 10 mutiny. iiIl til,
whites, take the SHIP lack 10 the coast Of
CoylUn. where thew would scuitle her and
escape. She could not ascertain the exac
day hut cleaned that It was 10 be don.
soon. and that the affair had some con.
neciion with India.
Was this a dream OF a reality? And q
the latier. what was TO lie d, ne. Their,
| were twenty I.ascars and only eight
Americans. With fair play we could bea
hundred; Int courage and strength
| would not avail Us il taken unawai IS
There was no time TO lose.
We were right in the center OF the hurri.
cone region OF the Indian Ocean. The
barometer was failing RAPIDLY. with othel
indications OF speedy storm. 1t . on
LEV furf uslv for sarernI hcur, Forfu.